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South Korea Requests $81 Million In Hellfire Missiles

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

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South Korea Requests $81 Million In Hellfire Missiles

Hellfire Firing Photo: Lockheed Martin

The State Department approved a possible $81 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to South Korea for 400 AGM-114R1 Hellfire Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on March 30.The primary contractor would be Lockheed Martin [LMT].The requested FMS would include 400 AGM-114R1 Hellfire II Semi-Active Laser Missiles with containers, 100 ATM-114Q Air Training Missiles, and 12 M36E8 Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles.South Korea intends to…

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